During confirmation hearings, Democratic senators pushed President Trump's more controversial

cabinet picks on things they'd allegedly said.

Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely, militarily engineered by a weapon?

I probably did say that.

On things they'd allegedly done.

Another time, a CBA staffer stated that you passed out in the back of a party bus. Is that true or

false? Anonymous smears. But for one nominee, Russell, vote. Democrats took the step of

staging a 30-hour protest, calling him... Donald Trump's most dangerous nominee.

Before he was easily confirmed by the Republican majority Senate.

The low-key Mr. Vote now leads the low-key Office of Management and Budget,

and while he's short on Razzle-Dazzle, he's been very, very, very effective so far.

What Russ wants coming up on today,

Explaint.

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